1980

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 * 1980-01-00 - THE POWER STATION, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

Springsteen drops by to chat and jam a bit with industrial/experimental outfit Suicide (Alan Vega and Martin Rev), who were recording their second album (released in April 1980) with producer Ric Ocasek (leader of The Cars). Apparently nothing from this brief get-together was recorded. In a 1984 interview with Rolling Stone magazine Springsteen later mentions Suicide's "Frankie Teardrop" as "one of the most amazing songs I ever heard". Suicide's song “Dream Baby Dream” would be covered by Springsteen during his 2005 solo tour and a studio recording officially released on 2014's //High Hopes//. include component="page" page="content_help_us" wrap="1"


 * 1980-01-09 - THE FAST LANE, ASBURY PARK, NJ**

THE PROMISED LAND

With Atlantic City Expressway, fronted by Jon Bon Jovi (Jon references this night, but not the date, on VH-1 Behind the Music). There's some debate about the songs played - we understand that Springsteen only played about 90 seconds of "The Promised Land".


 * 1980-03-01 - THE FAST LANE, ASBURY PARK, NJ**

PERSONALITY CRISIS / LUCILLE

With The David Johansen Group. Johansen is best known as a member of the protopunk New York Dolls. "Personality Crisis" is the lead song from the New York Dolls' self-titled debut album, released in August 1973.


 * 1980-07-00 - THE POWER STATION, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

THIS LITTLE GIRL / DEDICATION / YOUR LOVE / JOLE BLON

Springsteen and The E Street Band sessions for Gary U.S. Bonds, undertaken in the immediate aftermath of the final sessions for //The River//. Bruce contributed guitar, vocals and co-produced (with Van Zandt) the four above-mentioned tracks, the first three of which are Springsteen compositions.

The four recordings were released on Bonds’ //Dedication// album in April 1981.


 * 1980-08-16 - THE FORUM, INGLEWOOD, CA**

SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN / STAY

Bruce joins Jackson Browne onstage for two songs.


 * 1980-09-00 - CLAIR BROTHERS AUDIO, LITITZ, PA**

Friday rehearsal includes: CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CRUSH ON YOU / I WANNA MARRY YOU / RAMROD / POINT BLANK

Saturday rehearsal includes: BORN TO RUN / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE TIES THAT BIND / THE PROMISED LAND

Bootleg video footage: BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / OUT IN THE STREET / THE RIVER (#1) / THE RIVER (#2) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / THE PROMISED LAND / THUNDER ROAD / RACING IN THE STREET / CADILLAC RANCH (#1) / CADILLAC RANCH (#2) / CADILLAC RANCH (#3) / FIRE (#1) / FIRE (#2) / FIRE (#3)

Rehearsals for the upcoming River Tour over four nights at the end of September. The sessions are extensive, running for up to ten hours a night, starting at 4pm and finishing up as late as past 2am. The exact date of these sessions is uncertain, but students from a college newspaper were present for two nights on a Friday and Saturday, likely to be September 26 and 27. The entire stage was set up in the rehearsal hall, lights and all, just as it will appear on the tour. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". The newspaper report also mentions that Bruce, Clarence Clemons and guitar tech Mike Batlan spent time practicing the "Crush On You" guitar toss - click the link above for more details.

Partial soundboard and single camera semi-professional video footage. Some, or all, of these rehearsal sessions were filmed, and extracts of this video footage circulates on a good quality DVD. Audio taken from the video footage available on CD 'Warming Up For The River Tour' and LP 'Rehearsal Sessions 1980 Volume 1 And 2'. The first three songs on the video run into one another, just as they do a few days later on the first night of the tour. Given the set details supplied by students from the Franklin & Marshall College newspaper //The College Reporter//, it's possible that the video footage is from the Saturday night rehearsal on September 27.

Video footage shot by Barry Rebo of five songs from the rehearsals, "Ramrod", "Cadillac Ranch", "Fire", "Crush On You", and "Sherry Darling" were officially released on December 4, 2015 on // The Ties That Bind: The River Collection // box-set. This footage is of far higher quality than the static wide shot of the bootleg and was probably shot at the Friday rehearsal on September 26.

Start of "The River" tour code October 3, 1980 - September 14, 1981 (138 shows)

THE E STREET BAND Bruce Springsteen (vocals, guitar, harmonica) Roy Bittan (piano, keyboards) Clarence Clemons (tenor and baritone saxophones, backing vocals, percussion) Danny Federici (organ, accordion, keyboards) Garry Tallent (bass, percussion) Steven Van Zandt (guitar, backing vocals) Max Weinberg (drums) code


 * 1980-10-03 - CRISLER ARENA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, MI**


 * BORN TO RUN** / **PROVE IT ALL NIGHT** / **TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT** / **WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY** / **DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN** / **JACKSON CAGE** / **THE PROMISED LAND** / **OUT IN THE STREET** / **RACING IN THE STREET** / **THE RIVER** / **THUNDER ROAD** / **BADLANDS** / **CADILLAC RANCH** / **FIRE** / **SHERRY DARLING** / **I WANNA MARRY YOU** / **CRUSH ON YOU** / **RAMROD** / **POINT BLANK** / **STOLEN CAR** / **BECAUSE THE NIGHT** / **BACKSTREETS** / **ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT**) / **JUNGLELAND** / **DETROIT MEDLEY** / THUNDER ROAD (with Bob Seger)

First night of the tour features eleven songs from //The River//, but only seven are world premieres since "Point Blank", "Sherry Darling", and "Ramrod" (albeit in different arrangements) were played on the 1978 Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour and "The River" was played at the No Nukes shows in 1979. Concert includes Bob Seger making a guest appearance on the second version of "Thunder Road" which suffers from distortion. Bruce forgets the words of "Born To Run", which opens a show for the first time. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River", as he will on and off throughout the tour. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". This introduction will feature regularly during the first leg of the tour.

Audience tape available on CDR 'First River Show' and 'The River Tour Opening Night' as well as directly from the JEMS master tapes and is a major upgrade over all previous versions.


 * 1980-10-04 - RIVERFRONT COLISEUM, CINCINNATI, OH**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / JACKSON CAGE / **FACTORY** / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / **THE TIES THAT BIND** / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / **INDEPENDENCE DAY** / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

First version of "Factory" for the tour, as well as "The Ties That Bind" and "Independence Day" with a different arrangement. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". From a fan present - "After the concert someone went to the Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati school's dome and spray-painted BRUCE on it".

Audience tape (Unbooted), a much-improved quality version was put into circulation in 2013 from a second-generation tape (mjk5510).


 * 1980-10-06 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / JACKSON CAGE / FACTORY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / **TWO HEARTS** / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / CRUSH ON YOU / I WANNA MARRY YOU / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

World premiere of "Two Hearts". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce is captured on a photograph with Joe Racchi and Jimmy Racchi of the Family Trio Tavern, at a special party that was held at this little neighborhood bar/party center the night before Bruce's October 6 and 7 shows at Richfield Coliseum. Click the above link to view - note the Union hat Bruce is wearing.

Audience tape (Unbooted).


 * 1980-10-07 - RICHFIELD COLISEUM, RICHFIELD, OH**

Soundcheck: BADLANDS (instrumental) / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT (instrumental)

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / **YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH)** / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY (cut)

World premiere of "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River".

Audience tapes of both show and soundcheck (Unbooted). Last few minutes of the "Detroit Medley" are missing from the tape. Both the soundcheck songs are instrumentals - Bruce may have been walking around the arena checking the acoustics.


 * 1980-10-09 - COBO ARENA, DETROIT, MI**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / **QUARTER TO THREE**

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". First appearance of the "I Hear A Train" section in the "Detroit Medley", which also includes an apparently improvised segment after "Jenny Take A Ride". Show ends with the only 1980 version of Gary U.S. Bonds' "Quarter To Three".

Audience tape (Unbooted).


 * 1980-10-10 - UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I'M IN LOVE AGAIN / **RAISE YOUR HAND**

"Detroit Medley" has another part song added for the first time - "I'm In Love Again". This short interlude appears to be improvised, using the melody of "I Hear A Train". Please get in touch if you know what this song is. First "Raise Your Hand" of the tour. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape (Unbooted) (missing "Raise Your Hand").


 * 1980-10-11 - UPTOWN THEATRE, CHICAGO, IL**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / **FOR YOU** / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / RACING IN THE STREET / THUNDER ROAD / JUNGLELAND / **GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT** / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / RAISE YOUR HAND

"For You" is a tour premiere, as is "Good Rockin' Tonight". "I Wanna Marry You" features a new introduction, "Here She Comes", which is a variant of the story line used in the past for songs like "Pretty Flamingo". The song "Here She Comes" (also known as "Here She Comes Walkin'") was at one point considered for inclusion on Springsteen's third album, //Born To Run//. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Bruce sings a line of "Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts" as an intro to "Stolen Car".

Audience tape (Unbooted), also available on CDR 'Chicago 80'. In July 2015, a major upgrade was put into circulation from a 1st generation tape via the DS Archives - Volume 1 (mjk5510).


 * 1980-10-13 - ST. PAUL CIVIC CENTER ARENA, ST. PAUL, MN**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape available on CDR 'St Paul 80' (missing "Detroit Medley"), and concert is also partially filmed (on 8mm film cartridges) from the audience with some great clips, particularly of "Independence Day" and "The Promised Land".


 * 1980-10-14 - MECCA ARENA, MILWAUKEE, WI**

Soundcheck: HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / THUNDER ROAD / JUNGLELAND / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / **IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR** / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Set features the debut of Wilson Pickett's "In The Midnight Hour" in the second half of the show. It was a completely unrehearsed performance - later on Steven Van Zandt said "He turned around and called 'Midnight Hour', and we all just about fainted. Funky (bassist Garry Tallent) didn't even believe we were doing it until about the second chorus." Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Bruce sings a line from Wilson Pickett's "I Found A Love" as an introduction to "Fire". Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape. Only one recording source circulates (Unbooted), the complete source and incomplete source are the same source beginning with "Darkness On The Edge Of Town'. The first three songs on the complete source may be from a different source but are not confirmed.


 * 1980-10-17 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE, ST. LOUIS, MO**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I'M IN LOVE AGAIN

"Racing In The Street" has an interesting piano introduction. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce forgets the words during "Jungleland". "Detroit Medley" once again includes "I'm In Love Again", previously played in Chicago on October 10. This appears to be an improvisation using the "I Hear A Train" melody, but if you know the source please get in touch.

In an interview with Dave Marsh, Bruce has told of an evening he spent with a fan during his stay in St Louis. In the interview Springsteen states that he was in Denver, but it appears that his memory was faulty. //"The other night I went out, I went driving, we were in Denver [St. Louis]. Got a car and went out, drove all around. Went to the movies by myself, walked in, got my popcorn. This guy comes up to me, real nice guy. He says, "Listen, you want to sit with me and my sister?" I said, "All right." So we watch the movie (laughs). It was great, too, because it was that Woody Allen movie – [Stardust Memories, released to theatres on September 26, 1980], the guy's slammin' to his fans. And I'm sittin" there and this poor kid says, "Jesus, I don't know what to say to ya. Is this the way it is? Is that how you feel?" I said, "No, I don't feel like that so much." And he had the amazing courage to come up to me at the end of the movie, and ask if I'd go home and meet his mother and father. I said, "What time is it?" It was 11 o'clock, so I said, "Well OK."// //So I go home with him; he lives out in some suburb. So we get over to the house and here's his mother and father, laying out on the couch, watching TV and reading the paper. He brings me in and he says, "Hey I got Bruce Springsteen here." And they don't believe him. So he pulls me over, and he says, "This is Bruce Springsteen." "Aw, g'wan," they say. So he runs in his room and brings out an album and he holds it up to my face. And his mother [the infamous "Sophie", who Bruce dedicated "Twist And Shout" to several times, at the top of his lungs, at the August 23, 2008 St. Louis show] says (breathlessly) "Ohhh yeah!" She starts yelling "Yeah," she starts screaming.// //And for two hours I was in this kid's house, talking with these people, they were really nice, they cooked me up all this food, watermelon, and the guy gave me a ride home a few hours later.// //I felt so good that night. Because here are these strange people I didn't know, they take you in their house, treat you fantastic and this kid was real nice, they were real nice. That is something that can happen to me that can't happen to most people And when it does happen, it's fantastic. You get somebody's whole life in three hours. You get their parents, you get their sister, you get their family life, in three hours. And I went back to that hotel and felt really good because I thought, "Wow (almost whispering), what a thing to be able to do. What an experience to be able to have, to be able to step into some stranger's life."//

In April 1988 (around the time that Springsteen was was in town during the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour) a local St Louis TV reporter (John Pertzborn) re-told the story, interviewing Sophie in the process. The TV report (which you can see by clicking the date/location link above) states that the visit took place in January 1981, however we are fairly sure it was actually 1980.

Audience tape of decent quality for the era available on CDR 'St Louis 80', also released as 'Gateway To The Best' (Racing In The Street).


 * 1980-10-18 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE, ST. LOUIS, MO**

BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / RACING IN THE STREET / TWO HEARTS / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / **HUNGRY HEART** / **DRIVE ALL NIGHT** / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / **I'M A ROCKER** / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Premieres of "Hungry Heart" (with a longer intro than the studio version, but without the now-regular audience sing-along) and "I'm A Rocker". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Bruce starts "Sherry Darling" singing the first verse slow by himself, before the band kicks in to make it the song we know. "Here She Comes" is played as an intro to "I Wanna Marry You", sung by Clarence. Bruce quotes a line from Chuck Berry's "Reelin' And Rockin'" in the intro to "Hungry Heart". The stand-alone "Drive All Night" is also performed live for the first time, and remains a rarity throughout the tour. Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape released on CD 'At The Opera House' (Doberman) as well as a second generation tape transfer (mjk5510).


 * 1980-10-20 - McNICHOLS SPORTS ARENA, DENVER, CO**

? / ? / ? / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". In interviews Springsteen has told of the time that he visited the house of a fan while in Denver, but this event actually took place in St Louis. Please see the listing above for details.

Incomplete audience tape (of mediocre quality and running fast) missing the first three tracks, which are likely to be "Badlands", "Out In The Street" and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out". Smaller cuts are present throughout the tape, including most of "Point Blank" and the first half of "Crush On You".


 * 1980-10-23 - OLD TIMER'S CAFE, SEATTLE, WA**

(GET YOUR KICKS ON) ROUTE 66 / GLORIA / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR

In town a day early, Bruce bumps into Phil Hamilton, singer for the Montana-based Lost Highway Band. Due to perform that night at Seattle's Old Timer's Cafe, Hamilton invites Bruce along. That night Springsteen ventures out of the Olympic Hotel alone in the evening, walks a couple of blocks and pays the $1 cover charge to get in and listen to the band. Sat at the end of the bar, Bruce listens to the set before borrowing a guitar and joining the band in a three-song, 15-minute set, although it's not certain that "Gloria" was played. The following night, Springsteen dedicates "The River" to the band.


 * 1980-10-24 - SEATTLE CENTER COLISEUM, SEATTLE, WA**

BADLANDS / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / RAISE YOUR HAND

The second set features ten songs from //The River// in a row. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Springsteen dedicates "The River" to the Lost Highway Band, the band that he joined on stage at Seattle's Old Timers' Cafe the previous night.

Audience tape (Unbooted) released as 'That Old '80s Sound' (RS Master via JEMS) and CDR 'Big Boss Man And Big Man' (unknown label). This tape first circulated from the masters in October 2014. The quality of this recording is generally excellent, and ranks as one of the better tapes from the tour. The clarity and separation are particularly noteworthy. Previous versions of this tape are missing four songs; "Cadillac Ranch", "The Ties That Bind", "Wreck On The Highway" and "Raise Your Hand". Bruce's vocals in "Cadillac Ranch" are completely absent from the mix.


 * 1980-10-25 - MEMORIAL COLISEUM, PORTLAND, OR**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / I'M A ROCKER / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / **ON TOP OF OLD SMOKY** / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Only performance of traditional folk song "On Top Of Old Smoky" (sung in reference to Mount St. Helens, which erupted in May 1980), and "I'm A Rocker" appears in the first set for the only time. Unusual start of show with "Prove It All Night". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and, for the first time, as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" and Roy plays a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during Clarence's introduction.

Audience tape - good atmosphere. Released on CDR 'The Mountain' (BTS9) and more recently from taper Pat Lee's recording as 'The Mountain Show' (Ev2), which is the full concert in high quality without any cuts, other than a brief tape flip during "Point Blank". One of the best audience recordings from this part of the tour.


 * 1980-10-27 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM ARENA, OAKLAND, CA**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / STOLEN CAR / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions.

Audience tape (Unbooted). Released as 'The Mob From Freehold' (Ev2) from Mark Persic's master recording.


 * 1980-10-28 - OAKLAND-ALAMEDA COUNTY COLISEUM ARENA, OAKLAND, CA**

GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / FOR YOU / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / HUNGRY HEART / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Show opens with "Good Rockin' Tonight", its final performance until August 21, 2008 in Nashville, TN. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Bruce quotes a line from Chuck Berry's "Reelin' And Rockin'" in the intro to "Hungry Heart". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions.

Audience tape (Unbooted).


 * 1980-10-30 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / FIRE / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

31-song set opens the first of four nights at Los Angeles Sports Arena. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "No Money Down" is used for the first time as an introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". Flo and Eddie contribute backing vocals on "Hungry Heart". The second set features eleven songs from //The River// in a row. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions.

Audience tape available from a second generation tape.


 * 1980-10-31 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA**


 * HAUNTED HOUSE** / BADLANDS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / **THE PRICE YOU PAY** / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / **OUT OF LIMITS** / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / STOLEN CAR / POINT BLANK / **GROWIN' UP** / ...

Set features a one-off version of Johnny Fuller's "Haunted House", after Bruce is carried onstage in a coffin and chased by roadies in ghost attire, and the live premiere of "The Price You Pay", an acoustic rendition with the original album lyrics. Bruce is accompanied by Danny Federici on accordion for the final verse. The alternative third verse would be premiered the following night. Springsteen opens the second set with the Marketts instrumental hit "Out Of Limits," which made #3 on Billboard's chart in early 1964. The group were apparently not allowed to cover the theme from TV's "The Outer Limits," so they edited the title and amended the tune a bit. "Jackson Cage" features an unusual guitar introduction. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". A fuller "No Money Down" than the previous night is used as the introduction to "Cadillac Ranch". "Growin' Up" makes its tour premiere, featuring the spaceman story.

Incomplete audience tape (Unbooted) missing the conclusion of the second set and the entire encore, including "Growin' Up"". Prior to the show, Bruce does a ten-minute TV interview with host J.J. Jackson.


 * 1980-11-01 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / FOR YOU / TWO HEARTS / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / **CANDY'S ROOM** / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / **FADE AWAY** / STOLEN CAR / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / **SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN** (with Jackson Browne) / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN - WABASH CANNONBALL (snippet)

34-song set features "Prove It All Night" with the long piano and guitar introduction for the first time since 1978; the only known such versions outside of the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour are this, the following night, and several occasions after it was resurrected in 2012. Premiere of "Fade Away" (also with a long instrumental intro) and the first "Candy's Room" of the tour. The alternative third verse of "The Price You Pay" ("//some say forget the past..//") is premiered, with Springsteen again accompanied by Federici on accordion as he was the previous night. "Detroit Medley" includes a snippet of "Wabash Cannonball". Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes a snippet of "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. Setlist corrected 11/2014 to include the previously omitted "Ramrod." Guest appearance by Jackson Browne on the tour premiere (and the last concert performance) of Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen", see photo by clicking link above.

Two recording sources are known, an incomplete audience tape missing the first three songs, "Crush On You" and "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", released as 'Prove It All Night'. This tape cuts in during "Darkness On The Edge Of Town". A second recording source is complete and entered general circulation from a first generation tape via JEMS in November 2014. This excellent quality recording was captured by legendary taper Mike Millard who is best known for his series of Led Zeppelin recordings. This recording is also available on three-CD set 'Los Angeles 1980 3rd Night' (unknown label) and 'Live'r In The River' (Tarantura).


 * 1980-11-03 - LOS ANGELES MEMORIAL SPORTS ARENA, LOS ANGELES, CA**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / ... / THE PRICE YOU PAY / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / THE TIES THAT BIND / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / ... / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN (with Jackson Browne)

The 26-song setlist above is missing probably six to eight songs including a couple from the first set (likely to be "Out In The Street" and "The River") and several from the end of the second (judging by other setlists, probably "Crush On You", "Ramrod", "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)", and "Drive All Night"). "The Price You Pay" and "Wreck On The Highway" are also missing from the circulating recording. The last of four nights in Los Angeles, and the set once again includes "Prove It All Night" with the piano/guitar introduction, for the final time until Barcelona in 2012. "Cadillac Ranch" again features the "No Money Down" introduction, which is now almost a full song. "Hungry Heart" features a guest appearance with Flo and Eddie, who provided backup vocals on the album cut. "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. Bruce closes the show with "Detroit Medley" with Jackson Browne.

Incomplete 24-song audience tape.


 * 1980-11-05 - ASU ACTIVITY CENTER, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, TEMPE, AZ**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY’S ROOM / SHERRY DARLING / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

One of the finest, most intense shows of the River Tour, perhaps related to the fact that Ronald Reagan had been elected president the day before – which Bruce notes with displeasure during the show. Many highlights in this show, including perhaps the definitive performance of "Drive All Night". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". According to Dave Marsh, during "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" Bruce fell off a speaker stack: "Bruce made one of his patented leaps to the speakers at the side of the stage. But this time he missed. The crowd just kept on cheering, but back at the sound-board where Jackson (soundman Bruce) and I were sitting, the tension was thick. Bruce might do anything, but this was weird; the band was holding the chord, and the chords of 'Rosalita' are not meant to be held for five seconds, much less fifteen. It's a good long drop from the speakers, two feet high, to the floor, a good eight or nine feet away. All there was between Bruce and the hard concrete floor was the band's monitor mixing board, but as he tumbled down, roadie Bob Werner reached out and broke the fall. (He sprained his wrist in the process.) Neither the band nor the crowd could see any of this. The next thing any of us knew, the guitar appeared, tossed atop the speakers. Then a pair of hands and at last, Springsteen's head, with his silly-faced-little-boy grin. He shook his head, pulled himself the rest of the way up, and strapped on his guitar, went back into action as if nothing had occurred.

include component="page" wikiName="brucebase" page="Content_Live_Downloadsc" Soundboard recording of the entire show and four-camera professionally-shot video comprised of twenty-three songs. This 160-minute film was officially released on DVD and Blu-ray as part of //The Ties That Bind: The River Collection// box-set, available December 4, 2015. A complete video of "Ramrod" was posted to Youtube on the 35th anniversary of the show, followed by "The River", on November 16 and "Out In The Street" on December 1. Shot on three-quarter-inch U-matic videotape for promotional use according to Thom Zimny, for posterity according to Springsteen. Ten songs are missing from the thirty-three song set: "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "Independence Day", "Factory", "Racing In The Street", "Candy's Room", "The Ties That Bind", "Stolen Car", "Wreck On The Highway", "Point Blank" and "Backstreets". Thom Zimny has stated that these songs were not filmed. It seems possible that the four songs from //Darkness On The Edge Of Town// were not required for a film shot to promote //The River//, and some of the other songs may have been too dark and poorly lit. Audio mixed by Bob Clearmountain of these ten missing songs is available to download from live.brucespringsteen.net from December 24, 2015. The ten songs in MP3 can be downloaded for free, or purchased in standard and high-definition FLAC formats. Our information previously noted that the show was filmed by producer/director Howard Lamden (who also served as Executive Editor). Lamden had previously filmed Pink Floyd and was the Director of Jackson Browne’s early 80s //Downtown// documentary. However, the credits clearly note that Barry Rebo produced and directed the video footage, and was assisted by his crew. Rebo was a longtime Springsteen fan and was responsible for filming concerts and recording sessions throughout the 70s. The very brief snippets of River Tour performance footage seen in the promotional ‘10 Years Burning Down The Road’ advertisement for the //Live 1975-85// box set emanate from the film of this concert. Click the link above to view this advertisement. Another tantalising snippet believed to be from this show can be seen in the 2012 documentary //Wrecking Ball: A Conversation With Bruce Springsteen//. Brucebase also believes that some of the concert was filmed from the audience. Soundboard tape released on CDs 'Heart and Soul' (E Street Records) and 'Live In Tempe' (Palace), and most recently remastered on CDR 'Love Soul & A Broken Heart' (Ev2). The audio recording of “Badlands” from this show (minus spoken intro) was officially released on the //Live 1975-85// box set.


 * 1980-11-08 - REUNION ARENA, DALLAS, TX**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY

Features "The Yellow Rose of Texas" played as an instrumental intro to "Cadillac Ranch". The traditional folk song has been recorded by several artists, including Elvis Presley and Mitch Miller. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)", which also includes "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions.

Audience tape (missing the "Detroit Medley") available on CDR 'Dallas 80'.


 * 1980-11-09 - SPECIAL EVENTS CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, AUSTIN, TX**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS - ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / **WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS** / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" is played acoustically, with Bruce on guitar and harmonica and Clarence on tambourine. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Show again features instrumental "The Yellow Rose Of Texas", this time briefly played as an lead-in to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Waltz Across Texas" is played in its entirety, all the verses plus sax solo. Bruce says someone gave him an Ernest Tubb album before the show.

Audience tape. Two sources circulate, both of average quality, a new source was put into circulation in June 2013 (mjk5510) containing patches from the first source to make the show almost complete missing only the opening notes of "Prove It All Night".


 * 1980-11-11 - LSU ASSEMBLY CENTER, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, BATON ROUGE, LA**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Set includes another outing for the acoustic "The Price You Pay". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape. A higher quality version entered circulation in 2017 through the DS Archives, Volume 31.


 * 1980-11-14 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TX**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Set includes "In The Midnight Hour". "The Price You Pay" is full-band.

Audience tape with plenty of cuts and edits, mostly between songs.


 * 1980-11-15 - THE SUMMIT, HOUSTON, TX**

BADLANDS / JACKSON CAGE / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / TWO HEARTS / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / BORN TO RUN / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. The introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" is the opening lyrics to Jay And The Americans' "Come A Little Bit Closer"; that song also which also includes Roy playing snippets of Bach's "Prelude No. 1 In C Major (BWV 846)" and "Hail To The Chief" during the band introductions. Additional information is that "Stolen Car" is certainly on some tapes. A reader sent in the following which seems to clarify the issue, and to our minds lays it to rest "I was at both shows, November 14-15. I checked my memorabilia file and found a yellowed copy of a front-of-the-entertainment-section article from The Houston Post (since bought by the Chronicle) that is a long interview printed November 23, 1980. The interview took place after the second show, Saturday the 15th. Bruce talked about changing the set list during the show "But after we got into the set, I had to stop the guys in the band and say, 'Listen, just forget the list, don't look at it anymore, don't start anything until you hear me call it.' I was calling a lot of 'em -- Growin' Up, Crush on You, Fade Away, Stolen Car - different things from last night. That's the way it goes..." So that's a contemporary interview that appears to have been taped (lots of long quotes) where Bruce names four songs from 15 that were different from the previous night. He seems to have gotten it right. None of the four is listed on Brucebase for November 14. I think this is proof that Stolen Car was played on the 15th." Another attendee also confirms that "Stolen Car" was definitely played.

Audience tape available on CDR as 'Reaching The Summit in Houston' with the start of "Badlands" cut.


 * 1980-11-20 - ROSEMONT HORIZON, ROSEMONT, IL**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Bruce's first arena show in Chicago (although the show took place in Rosemont, a village to the northwest of Chicago) - they added this show after Bruce mentioned (on stage) they got so many letters from people who couldn't get into the Uptown. "The Price You Pay" starts acoustically and builds with gentle accompaniment from the band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Cadillac Ranch" includes the "No Money Down" introduction. "I Wanna Marry You" does not include the usual "Here She Comes" introduction, instead Bruce reads out an amusing letter he received - click the link above to read a transcription. "Growin' Up" includes the spaceman story. Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce explained to Jimmy Fallon in 2012 that it was at this show that the crowd first sang the first verse of "Hungry Heart".

Audience tape. Released on CDs 'Wreck On The Highway' and 'The Rosemont Reception' (Ev2). The latter is from taper Rick B's recording and is the full show in high quality but has very short skips on "Born To Run" and "Fire". "I'm A Rocker" fades in.


 * 1980-11-23 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" is again the light full-band version. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". This show was also filmed on the in-house recording system - but no video appears to circulate, this may be as the tape was allegedly wiped over the following night as it had no sound. Apparently the audio was switched off after the 1978 concert was widely bootlegged. Click the link above to read a review of the show - it's unclear which of the Largo shows is the subject of the article, Brucebase places it here on the basis of the description of Bruce entering the crowd during "Crush On You", which he does not do the following night.

Audience tape available in two variations, on CDR 'The Price You Pay In Largo', missing "Cadillac Ranch", "Hungry Heart", "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" and "I'm A Rocker" and from a tape source with those four songs, but with "Detroit Medley" patched from the CDR source (Vittorio/hrubesh).


 * 1980-11-24 - CAPITAL CENTRE, LARGO, MD**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / JACKSON CAGE / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - LONESOME TRAIN

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. Bruce sings the opening of "Come A Little Bit Closer" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Johnny Burnette and the Rock 'n Roll Trio's "Lonesome Train" is included in the "Detroit Medley" for the first time. The medley does include the "all aboard" segment, but "I Hear A Train" is dropped. The MC that introduces Springsteen is the legendary Washington-area DJ Don "Cerphe" Colwell.

Audience tape and above average pro-shot video with a few rarely played tracks. According to some sources the video tape survives as sound was recorded by hanging a microphone from the roof beams. The Springsteen camp insisted the sound was disabled on the in-house system to prevent bootlegging after the Largo show in 1978. Fortunately enterprising Capital Centre employees hooked up the microphone and ran a cable to a VCR recorder in an arena sky box. The excellent resulting footage contains many highlights - "Jackson Cage", "Badlands", "Sherry Darling" and "Detroit Medley" are stand-outs. The video circulates on several DVDs (including 'Live On The River Tour' (Watchdog), 'Lonesome Train To Maryland' (Apocalypse Sound) and a fan-made four-disc 'XP' version), although the video and audio in all circulating versions is of average quality.


 * 1980-11-27 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Thanksgiving Day, and the band (not Bruce) are dressed in three-piece suits and ties for the occasion. "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" is dedicated to Vini Lopez and "The Price You Pay", in the full-band arrangement, to those seated behind the stage. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Growin' Up" is introduced as the song that got Bruce his record deal with CBS and Bruce dedicates the song to John Hammond; he then tells a Thanksgiving version of the spaceman story in the midsection. Clarence sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker".

Audience tape. Two recording sources circulate, the first source has been released on CDR 'Look Over The River' (Z003), CD 'Thanksgiving Night' from Godfather Records and 'Downbound Train' (Libris/Odeon). The second source is from a tape transfer and is missing the first two songs as well as "I'm A Rocker" (vittorio/hrubesh). It is available with patches from 'Look Over The River' and has been released on 'Live At Madison Square Garden The River Tour 1980' (Midnight Dreamer).


 * 1980-11-28 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / FOR YOU / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD - LIVING ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD / I'M A ROCKER / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / **4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY)** / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - MYSTERY TRAIN - I HEAR A TRAIN

During "Ramrod" the band segue (without a key change) into a verse from Bruce’s (already studio recorded, but at the time unreleased/undocumented) "Living On The Edge Of The World" (re-written in 1981 as "Open All Night"). Click the link above to listen. It would not be until September 2012 at Metlife Stadium that "Living On The Edge Of The World" was finally be performed live in its entirety. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Cadillac Ranch" starts off with a few lines from Chuck Berry's "No Money Down", similar to the version of December 31. "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" includes the "Come A Little Bit Closer" introduction. "Detroit Medley" includes a one-off "Mystery Train". "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" makes its tour debut. One of the Madison Square Garden shows is partially filmed from the audience.

Audience tape. Three recordings are known to exist. The first is released on 'Mystery Train Through Madison' (River Flood & Earlmv edit) which uses an alternate source for 'Detroit Medley', an upgraded lower generation source of this recording recently entered circulation with the complete 'Detroit Medley'. A second source is in circulation (this is the tape that 'Mystery Train Through Madison' takes 'Detroit Medley' from) and is released on CDR 'Open All Night' as well as an upgraded CDR source (wmajor07/mjk5510). A third source is released from a first generation tape (CB/mjk5510). Some tidbit oddities in this show.


 * 1980-11-30 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Bruce dedicates "The Promised Land" to Joe Grushecky. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Growin' Up" features the spaceman story. According to newspaper reports, 15,705 are in attendance.

Audience tape available on CDR 'High Above The Riverside'.


 * 1980-12-01 - CIVIC ARENA, PITTSBURGH, PA**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / FACTORY / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / NO MONEY DOWN - CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / FADE AWAY / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / CRUSH ON YOU / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" begins with Bruce alone on harmonica and guitar, before the band come in providing gentle accompaniment. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". The show draws an attendance of 16,623.

Audience tape. Two recording sources circulate.


 * 1980-12-02 - ROCHESTER COMMUNITY WAR MEMORIAL, ROCHESTER, NY**

Soundcheck: PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / GOOD ROCKIN' TONIGHT

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / I'M A ROCKER / JUNGLELAND / DETROIT MEDLEY - PAIN IN MY HEART - I HEAR A TRAIN

Concert features both "For You" and "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". For the first time, Bruce (rather than Clarence) sings the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines from "Pain In My Heart". A contributor writes "It was shortly after The Who concert in Cincinnati where the people were killed. To try to prevent any problems, people were allowed in VERY early. In fact the band was just finishing the soundcheck. They were doing "Prove It All Night". After running through it twice Bruce kinda looked around surprised that people were being let in. He said "Hey haven't you guys ever heard of being fashionably late? Well, what do you want to hear?" Somebody yelled out very loudly "Lost In The Flood!" Bruce said "No, we can't do that one." Somebody else yelled out "The Ties That Bind!" Bruce says "No, we'll do that one later. I got one for ya." And they played "Good Rockin' Tonight". There were maybe a couple hundred people in the place when he started, but I was told he almost caused a stampede of people thinking the show was starting and trying to get in. Anyway it was pretty cool to hear a bonus song! I know it was one of my highlights of all the Bruce shows I've seen". Another reader writes "It was a fun show. When the show was over around midnight we came out to find out that it had snowed a few inches during the show and in true upstate New York style was not going to stop for a few hours. It took my friends and me about eight hours to get back to school."

Audience tape. Best quality version is from a low-generation tape source (mjk5510).


 * 1980-12-04 - BUFFALO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM, BUFFALO, NY**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / TWO HEARTS / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / **I FOUGHT THE LAW** / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / **SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN** / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - LONESOME TRAIN - I HEAR A TRAIN / RAISE YOUR HAND

Set includes "I Fought The Law" and the first "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" of the tour. "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Clarence, and a bit of Bruce, sing the opening lines to Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Lonesome Train" is included in "Detroit Medley" and "Sherry Darling" and "Hungry Heart" are filmed (by Muchmusic) for use on TV. Click the link above to see the video. Show was re-scheduled from December 1.

Audience tape. Three recording sources circulate, available from a 1st generation tape source (HiDefJeff), a second source was put into circulation in December 2013 (kshavo), also in December 2013, a previously uncirculated third source was put into circulation from the master tapes (mackeck) via JEMS. This third source is a huge upgrade over the previous two sources.


 * 1980-12-06 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / THE PRICE YOU PAY / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / I FOUGHT THE LAW / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / THE TIES THAT BIND / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - UPTIGHT (EVERYTHING'S ALRIGHT) - I HEAR A TRAIN / RAISE YOUR HAND

"The Price You Pay" is the full-band version. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". Bruce and Clarence sing together the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". "Detroit Medley" includes a brief snippet of Stevie Wonder's "Uptight (Everything's Alright)".

Audience tape released on CDR 'Philadelphia 80'.


 * 1980-12-08 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / GROWIN' UP / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - I'M READY - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Bruce sings a goofy take on the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" ("whoops, I mean, the moon was blue!") as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". "Detroit Medley" includes "I'm Ready" and "I Hear A Train".

Audience tape, released on CD 'Philadelphia Special' (Masterpiece).


 * 1980-12-09 - SPECTRUM, PHILADELPHIA, PA**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / **RENDEZVOUS** / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / **TWIST AND SHOUT**

Outstanding show features the first 1980 version of "Rendezvous" and an emotional "Twist And Shout" the day after John Lennon had been shot dead. Bruce opens the show with a spoken tribute: //"I'd just like to say one thing....I appreciate it....and it's a hard night to come out and play tonight when so much has been lost....the first record...the first record that I ever learned was a record called ‘Twist and Shout’ (cheers).....and if it wasn't....if it wasn't for John Lennon, we'd all be in some place very different tonight (cheers).... it's....it's an unreasonable... world and you have to live with a lot of things that are just unlivable .... and....it's a hard thing to come out and play but there's just nothing else you can do".// "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape released on CDRs 'A Hard Day's Night' and 'A Hard Night To Play'.


 * 1980-12-11 - PROVIDENCE CIVIC CENTER, PROVIDENCE, RI**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RENDEZVOUS / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - PAIN IN MY HEART - I HEAR A TRAIN

Set includes another outing for "Rendezvous". "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and again as a prelude to "Badlands". Clarence sings the opening lines to "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines of "Pain In My Heart".

Audience tape. Two recording sources circulate, released on CDR 'Cadillac Darling' and in improved quality as 'Passing Through Providence'. A second source was released as part of the 'DS Archives Volume 28' (mjk5510). Concert is filmed from the audience and the second set circulates on DVD.


 * 1980-12-12 - HARTFORD CIVIC CENTER, HARTFORD, CT**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / JACKSON CAGE / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / FADE AWAY / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / STOLEN CAR / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" is full-band. The last performance in 1980 of "Jackson Cage". Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". Bruce and Clarence share the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)" with a slight lyric change... "the night was snowy..."

Audience tape available on CDR 'Back Into My Arms'.


 * 1980-12-15 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / THE PRICE YOU PAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - PAIN IN MY HEART - I HEAR A TRAIN

"The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and again as an introduction to "Badlands". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines from "Pain In My Heart".

Audience tape released on CD 'Catch That Train' (BFD). The first set is available on the two-LP set 'The Boss In Boston' (Sparrow Productions).


 * 1980-12-16 - BOSTON GARDEN, BOSTON, MA**

BORN TO RUN / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / **SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT** / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / I FOUGHT THE LAW / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / FOR YOU / HERE SHE COMES - I WANNA MARRY YOU / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / RAMROD / CRUSH ON YOU / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

Last "Crush On You" to be played for 28 years - next appearance is in Richmond, August 18, 2008. There's also the first "Spirit In The Night" of the tour. "The Price You Pay" is full-band. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Growin' Up" includes the Santa Claus story. Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker".

Audience tape of poor quality.


 * 1980-12-18 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

BORN TO RUN / OUT IN THE STREET / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / **WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN** / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / THE PRICE YOU PAY / THE RIVER / I FOUGHT THE LAW / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / GROWIN' UP / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / I'M A ROCKER / DETROIT MEDLEY - PAIN IN MY HEART - I HEAR A TRAIN

Premiere of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Who'll Stop The Rain". 35-song, three hour 37 minute set also includes a full-band "The Price You Pay" and the last of four "I Fought The Law" of 1980. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River". "Growin' Up" includes the Santa Claus story. Bruce sings a bit of Chubby Checker's "Let's Twist Again" as an introduction to "I'm A Rocker". The "Detroit Medley" includes a few lines of "Pain In My Heart". Tonight "Who'll Stop The Rain" is the fourth song in the set and moved to later in the set the following night.

Audience tape. Two sources circulate, the first is available in fine quality from a 2013 transfer of a first generation source from JEMS. Also released in poorer quality (from an alternative recording source) on CDR 'Kiss Me, It's Almost Christmas'.


 * 1980-12-19 - MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK CITY, NY**

PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / HUNGRY HEART / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / GROWIN' UP / FADE AWAY / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / DRIVE ALL NIGHT / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / RAISE YOUR HAND

Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Because The Night" features a nice guitar solo introduction. "Growin' Up" includes a story about Santa Claus, with Roy playing a couple bars of "Jingle Bells". Bruce dedicates "Drive All Night" to his girlfriend. Bruce and Clarence share the opening lines of Lloyd Price's "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Audience tape of decent quality for the era released on CDR 'An Evening At MSG' (Piggham). Upgraded in October 2013 as 'Once Upon A Time In The East' (JEMS) from CB's first generation cassettes. Sound quality is uniformly excellent - a must have. One of the longest shows in history with 34 songs over three hours 45 minutes. It's hard to be certain with varying tape speeds, but it may be even longer than the famous Nassau Coliseum New Years Eve show.


 * 1980-12-28 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY**


 * MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY** / BADLANDS / TWO HEARTS / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / FACTORY / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / **THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND** / THE RIVER / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / HUNGRY HEART (with Flo and Eddie) / SHERRY DARLING / FIRE / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / BACKSTREETS / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

33-song set includes the premieres of the R&B Christmas standard "Merry Christmas Baby" and Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land". "Hungry Heart" features Flo and Eddie guesting on backing vocals. Roy plays "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and Bruce sings the opening lines of "Stagger Lee" as an introduction to "Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)".

Soundboard and audience tapes. The soundboard was released on CDs 'The Other Night' (Doberman) and 'Merry Xmas Baby' (Godfather), as well as CDR 'Opening Night' and remastered on CDR 'Hussey Remaster'. An incomplete audience source of only fair quality was released on the three-LP set 'Nassau'. A second audience tape is in very limited circulation. This source includes all 33 songs and is of good quality, but the taper chose to pause the recorder between every song, removing much of the between-song chatter. Audio recordings of "Because The Night" and "Hungry Heart" from this show were officially released on the //Live 1975-85// box set. The liner notes indicate that the recording of "This Land Is Your Land" is from this show, it's actually from the following night.


 * 1980-12-29 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY**


 * NIGHT** / OUT IN THE STREET / TENTH AVENUE FREEZE-OUT / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / FACTORY / INDEPENDENCE DAY / TWO HEARTS / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / THE PROMISED LAND / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / FOR YOU / STOLEN CAR / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / POINT BLANK / THE TIES THAT BIND / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / **INCIDENT ON 57TH STREET** / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN

First version of "Night" for this tour and the only River Tour version of "Incident On 57th Street" - an outstanding performance, one of Springsteen's finest ever. The song was last played in Atlanta during the Darkness On The Edge Of Town Tour, and won't be played again until September 25, 1999 in Philadelphia, PA. Fantastic show, just a notch below the show two days later. Roy Bittan plays pieces of "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands".

Soundboard tape. Released on CD 'Coliseum Night' (Crystal Cat). Audio recordings of "Darkness On The Edge Of Town", "This Land Is Your Land" (not the previous night) and "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)" from this show were officially released on the //Live 1975-85// box set. In addition, the night’s outstanding performance of “Incident On 57th Street” (with clumsily reworked ending featuring a fake applause overdub) was officially released as a B-side/bonus track on 7”/12” vinyl worldwide in 1986/87, and on CD in the Japan-only //Live Collection// EP.


 * 1980-12-31 - NASSAU VETERANS MEMORIAL COLISEUM, UNIONDALE, NY**

NIGHT / PROVE IT ALL NIGHT / SPIRIT IN THE NIGHT / DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN / INDEPENDENCE DAY / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND / THE PROMISED LAND / OUT IN THE STREET / RACING IN THE STREET / THE RIVER / BADLANDS / THUNDER ROAD / CADILLAC RANCH / SHERRY DARLING / HUNGRY HEART / MERRY CHRISTMAS BABY / FIRE / CANDY'S ROOM / BECAUSE THE NIGHT / 4TH OF JULY, ASBURY PARK (SANDY) / RENDEZVOUS / FADE AWAY / THE PRICE YOU PAY / WRECK ON THE HIGHWAY / TWO HEARTS / RAMROD / YOU CAN LOOK (BUT YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH) / **HELD UP WITHOUT A GUN** / IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR / **AULD LANG SYNE** / ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT) / SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN / JUNGLELAND / BORN TO RUN / DETROIT MEDLEY - I HEAR A TRAIN / TWIST AND SHOUT / RAISE YOUR HAND

A tremendous show and one of the longest known with an astonishing 38 songs. The set includes the last known version of "Rendezvous" until 1999 and the live premiere of //The River// outtake "Held Up Without A Gun". The New Year's Eve celebrations include "In The Midnight Hour" and the last known "Auld Lang Syne". Standout performances include "Who'll Stop The Rain", "Racing In The Street", "The River", a wonderful full-band "The Price You Pay" and an extended "Detroit Medley". Roy Bittan plays pieces of "Once Upon A Time In The West" as a prelude to "The River" and as a bridge between that song and "Badlands". "Cadillac Ranch" includes some lyrics from "No Money Down". The encores also include the second "Twist And Shout" and the penultimate "Raise Your Hand" of the River Tour.

include component="page" wikiName="brucebase" page="Content_Live_Downloadsc" The recording was released in March 2015 and was the fourth in a series of archive shows. The recording was mixed from the multitrack reels in March 2015 at Thrill Hill by Toby Scott, assisted by Rob Lebret and mastered by Adam Ayan at Gateway Mastering. Soundboard and audience recordings are in circulation. Prior to the release of the official download, a master recording professionally mixed from the 24-track multitracks circulated. This recording consists of 26 of the evening's 38 tracks but many songs have fade-outs. There is also a whistling / whining noise audible during quieter moments. It does include the complete "The Price You Pay" - the closing harmonica solo is edited on Crystal Cat's 'Nassau Night'. This recording was mixed by an assistant engineer at the Record Plant and here's the information directly from him: "I was working as an assistant engineer at the Record Plant, and we recorded a number of shows on the tour for a live album. When they came back to Los Angeles, Toby Scott was starting to mix. I asked him if he would allow me to do a mix and evaluate my skills. He let me use the 24 track masters to do one song. He liked what I did and said if I want to play some more I could. I had forgotten about the tapes until a few days ago while going through some old boxes." This pro-mixed recording is available on CDR 'Nassau Coliseum - From Master Tapes' (Ev2). The soundboard recording is available on CDs 'Nassau Night' (Crystal Cat), 'Midnight Lightning' (Seagull), 'St. Sylvester's Day Concert 1980' (Growin' Records), and CDR 'In The Midnight Hour' (Great Dane) as well as the five-LP sets 'The Night They Drove Old '80 Down' and 'Happy New Year'. Meanwhile, the audience tape is noteworthy for including the complete "Raise Your Hand", which is cut short on the soundboard. An audio recording of "4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" from this show was officially released on the //Live 1975-85// box set. In addition, the night’s performance of "Merry Christmas Baby" was officially released on 7”/12” vinyl in 1986 (as well as on the //Very Special Christmas// Various Artists benefit sampler LP/CD); "Rendezvous" was officially released on //Tracks// in 1998, and "Held Up Without A Gun" was officially released on the //Essential Bruce Springsteen// bonus CD in 2003. About fourteen minutes worth of amateur film footage shot from the audience - including "In The Midnight Hour", the New Year’s countdown, and the first seconds of 1981, with Bruce spraying champagne all over the front row - is circulating among collectors.

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